During the Saturday eveningprogram, Haroon will discuss his journey into the Jewish community through the Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), an educational program of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, what he learned in working at Hartman, and what many Jewish communities might not know about Muslim communities here in America.

About Haroon Moghul:Haroon is the Fellow in Jewish-Muslim Relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute. He has appeared on all major U.S. media networks, and has been published at The Washington Post, Time, CNNand Foreign Policy. In 2016, he was honored with the Religion News Writer’s Award for Religion Reporting Excellence. He is the author of three books, including “How to be a Muslim: An American Story.” He also participates in the Multicultural Audience Development Initiative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Haroon enjoys snowboarding, writing novels, learning French and believes in the Force.